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Salmon starter recipes

From smoked salmon blinis to a stunning choux wreath, these salmon recipes all make extra special starters before the main event, and many you can make ahead to leave you with less faffing later.

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Trout recipes

Brown sugar-cured trout with easy wheaten bread

This festive trout starter sings with aniseed flavours, from the spices in the cure to the glorious tarragon herb butter on the bread.

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Celebrity chef recipes

Raymond Blanc’s salmon gravadlax with cucumber and dill salad

Raymond Blanc's salmon gravadlax is an ideal centrepiece for a celebration. Make it and share with an assortment of sides!

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Make-ahead Christmas starters

Individual smoked salmon terrines for Christmas

Looking for a salmon starter? Make this easy to prepare smoked salmon terrine recipe as a starter to serve at a dinner party, or Christmas lunch...

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Christmas starter recipes

Beetroot-cured salmon with watercress

This colourful Christmas starter uses beetroot and colourful citrus zest to produce a beetroot-cured salmon that looks as good as it tastes.

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Christmas salmon recipes

Salmon blini stack

Pile 'em high with this triumphant salmon blini stack; it makes for an impressive dinner party starter but also makes a knockout Christmas brunch dish.

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Christmas starter recipes

Vesper martini-cured salmon with rye blinis

These Vesper Martini-cured salmon and rye blinis are inspired by the Bond film, Casino Royale. They make an impressive dinner party starter.

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Salmon starter recipes

Cured salmon with crème fraîche and dill

Curing your own salmon is easy to do and adds an extra touch of wow-factor to this simple starter, served with crème fraîche.

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Canapé recipes

Mini beetroot and horseradish blinis

Feed a crowd with these pretty 'n' pink beetroot blinis. Top with fiery horseradish and anything else you fancy such as smoked salmon or extra beetroot.

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Salmon fillet recipes

Cumin-cured salmon

Home-curing is such a rewarding way of preparing meat or fish. Have a go at this cumin-cured salmon recipe – perfect for laid-back entertaining.

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Healthy salmon recipes

Pepparrotssås (horseradish sauce) with pickled herring and hot-smoked salmon

If you like the fiery heat of horseradish sauce, then you'll love this easy starter recipe. A creamy sauce is topped with Scandinavian seafood.

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Showstopping salmon recipes

Cheesy choux wreath with hot smoked salmon and horseradish dip

This impressive tear-and-share cheesy choux wreath is served with a fiery smoked salmon, horseradish and cream cheese dip.

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Christmas starter recipes

Smoked salmon, fennel and clementine salad

The refreshing flavours of clementine and fennel cut through the salty richness of the smoked salmon perfectly. This salad would make a fine Christmas starter served with a crusty loaf of bread.

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Make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes

Raymond Blanc’s salmon tartare blinis

It wouldn't be a party without canapés – Raymond Blanc puts his twist on a drinks party classic with these salmon tartare blinis.

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Make-ahead Christmas dinner recipes

Horseradish and preserved lemon salmon roulade

Salmon roulade is retro no more – our new take on the classic recipe combines smoked salmon with horseradish and preserved lemon to make a great addition to any buffet.

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Burns Night recipes

Smoked salmon and dill dip

This smoked salmon and dill dip is the perfect accompaniment for breadsticks, crunchy crudités or used as a sandwich spread.

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Brunch recipes

Smoked salmon latkes with Scandinavian horseradish cream

Forget blinis - when it comes to dinner party nibbles, it's all about these crisp, rösti-style potato pancakes topped with smoked salmon and fresh horseradish cream.